First I'm told I'm getting interview time with 50. Then I'm not. Then I'm
told I'm getting time with Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. Then - I'm not. The
reason? Buck got an ear infection and had to fly back home. Young Buck of
the notorious Gorrilla Unit flew his ass all the way back to the United
States of America because of a damn ear infection?!!!

my mum made me go to school when my leg was half broken! There comes days
when I have to work, like really, really hard, and my whole body's on the
verge of collapse! And anyway, if his ear was that bad, surely an airplane
flight isn't gonna help the situation? Furthermore, what the hell is wrong
with our hospitals? Sheesh.and these people are meant to be rugged,
unafraid, shot down, hard up, street to the core 'gangstas'. Yea. Obviously.
 So after much confusion, I end up with Lloyd Banks; you know, the one that
resembles a harder looking version of Craig David (for those who get the
names confused). Mr. Banks appears the more reserved member of the G Unit
collective. A thinker almost, of what I do not know, but he does appear to
swim on the deep end of his thoughts more often than the others. He looks
older too, but the dude's only 21. He's younger than me, yet the chain
around his neck is worth more then my parents' house. Not a good look on my
behalf, but who cares. I can handle an ear infection.
  The boys have been parading in and out of parties all week, from the
Brits, to Bougi, to Chinawhites (twice!) and many, many more. The hungry
pigeons were flocking like 50 was the Black man personification of 'glamour
seed'. It was really rather ridiculous. Banks laughs, 'they're everywhere,
part of the package, we can tell the genuine ones from the fakes so we're
cool'.

OK, forget all that. Did you get a chance to hit any ghetto delicatessen?
Local spots? You been to Brixton yet?

'No we haven't'

Nandos?

'Never heard of it'

Peckham, Moss Side, Ladywell?

'Nope'

But.but where do they get their chicken from?

'[Laughs] Anytime I get a chance to sit down, I sleep, so I always end up
back in the hotel with lots of chicken, I don't know where they get it
from 'cos I'm asleep in the car all the time, but we always end up back
here with good chicken'

50 Cent and co. worked the mix-tape scene impeccably. So much so, that it
was their superb formula of street hustle and grind that eventually
resulted in their existing positions of worldwide success. Do they even
know that their old mix-tapes reached London sides? Way before they were
signed? Pirates were destroying each and every CD leaked onto British soil.
50's album, 'Get Rich or Die Tryin', hit the number 1 spot with zero 'white
collar' promotion. Why? Because the streets were united, and they were
calling. Out loud.
'I never got a chance to see that but I heard a little about it and I'm
thankful man. The mix-tape scene is vital to me. I just won the 'Best MC'
award at this year's 'Mix-tape awards' and that means more to me than any
Grammy'
So err, when does he plan on visiting the so-called 'hood'? You know,
familiarising with the streets that kick-started G-Unit's career in the UK.
I'm thankful to those who supported us from the beginning, and I will come
and see the people soon, I mean that's why we had so many concert dates
last year, so we could see the people who supported us, but honestly, I had
no idea the street impact was that strong over here, the pirate stations
must have a lot of power.'
Oh yea - they're running it, the big boys constantly use their influence,
then try and shut them down. It's the way of world Banks, steal from the
poor and trying and keep feeding the rich and cunning.
I hear that, we have the same problems over there [the States], we don't
got pirate radio over there but everything we do build they [higher powers]
try to break, but once they be gettin' money out of it, they're smiling.
Well their mouth muscles must be hurting when it comes to G Unit eh?
Ha ha! Yea I guess but we understand were we came from you know, it's not
like we forgot, and like I said, I had no idea our underground impact was
that strong, thank you for enlightening me man and a big thankyou to the
underground! I'll be seeing y'all soon.